DONALD E. DYVIG, 93, Humboldt, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Those wishing to send online condolences can send them to masonlindhart@gmail.com and we will see that it gets to the family. Be sure to put the deceased’s name in the subject line.

A large pavement resurfacing project by dollar standards will net the county about 10.5 miles of improved roads in the coming months. At Monday’s Humboldt County Board of Supervisor’s meeting, the five-member board unanimously approved three secondary road resurfacing projects with Manatt’s Inc. of Brooklyn, for a total project cost of $2,286,382.05. All three of the projects will be concrete paving. The board decided last fall that the application would be a good fit for the stretches of road in question, with an increased life expectancy projected. The roads being resurfaced are County Road C-26 from Highway 169 to States Avenue (5 miles) and from States Avenue to the town of Hardy (2.5 miles). The other is County Road P-59 (Badger Blacktop) from the intersection with County Road C-48 to the Webster County line (3 miles). To read about this story and other local news, subscribe to The Humboldt Independent.

JOHN J. VAN HORN, 92, died Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at the Humboldt Care Center North. Those wishing to send online condolences can send them to masonlindhart@gmail.com and we will see that it gets to the family. Be sure to put the deceased's name in the sub-ject line.

The arrival of April means the 2016 stock car racing season is about to begin on dirt tracks in north central Iowa. A group of Humboldt County area drivers are preparing for another season. See preview on area drivers in the Mar. 31 issue of the Humboldt Independent Newspaper. Activitate the link above today to get your subscription started for full access to the print/digital issue of the Independent.

Wrestling since age six, 22-year-old Brance Simms is calling it a career on the mat. Simms, a Gilmore City native and former Twin River Valley and Humboldt High School standout, recently completed his fourth and final season on the South Dakota State University wrestling squad. Simms, the regular 133-pounder in the Jackrabbits’ lineup, came up short in his bid to qualify for the NCAA Division I-A National Championships after he went 0-2 in the Big 12 Conference Tournament Mar. 5-6 in Kansas City.See full story in this week's Humboldt Independent Newspaper. Activate the link above today to get your subscription started for print/digital access to the Independent.

ROBERT J. COLLINS, 65, Fort Dodge, died unexpectedly Saturday, March 26, 2016, in Harlingen, TX. Those wishing to send online condolences can send them to masonlindhart@gmail.com and we will see that it gets to the family. Be sure to put the deceased’s name in the subject line.